Tag: cease-fire

Israeli Cease-Fire With Terrorists in Gaza Appears to Hold, Despite New Rocket Launch

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip—A fragile cease-fire between Israeli forces and terrorists in the Gaza Strip appeared to be holding on Sunday after a five-day clash that killed 33 Palestinians and two people in Israel. In an early test for the truce, Palestinian terrorists fired a rocket that landed in an open area of southern Israel…


Cease-Fire Holds Between Armenia and Azerbaijan

YEREVAN, Armenia—A cease-fire between Armenia and Azerbaijan held Thursday following two days of fighting that killed 176 soldiers from both sides. Armen Grigoryan, the secretary of Armenia’s Security Council, said the truce brokered thanks to international mediation took effect at 8 p.m. Wednesday. A previous cease-fire that Russia brokered Tuesday had quickly failed. Armenia’s Defense…


Blinken Meets Egypt’s Sisi as US Seeks to Secure Gaza Ceasefire

CAIRO—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met top officials in Cairo on Wednesday during a Middle East tour aimed at shoring up a ceasefire that ended the worst fighting in years between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group in Gaza. Egypt has longstanding relations with both sides in the conflict and played a key role…